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Ryen Russillo Biography, Salary and Net Worth, Wife and Other Facts

Ryen Russillo has had ups and downs. He made mistakes and also recorded enviable achievements, like everyone else. However, he stands out from many of his contemporaries due to the number of networks he worked for and the number of roles he filled during his career.

The Massachusetts native is best known for his time on ESPN Radio, hosting his show, The Ryen Russillo Show. The show has gone through a few iterations throughout its lifespan. It’s seen a few co-hosts come and go, but Russillo has been the constant to the show’s success. Here’s everything we know about the sportswriter.

Ryen Russillo’s Bio

Russillo was born in West Tisbury, a town in Duke County, Massachusetts. He was born on August 5, 1975.

Nothing is known of his early years, upbringing, the identity of his family members, or his early upbringing. The sports host has chosen to keep all this information under lock and key.

For his college education, Ryen is an alumnus of the University of Vermont. Within the institution, he was an active member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. He also took the time to intern at WCAX, a CBS affiliate, located in Burlington. Ryen was also active in sports; he was a player playing for the minor league baseball team, Trenton Thunders. He might also have played professionally had the team not moved to New Jersey. Ryen had only been involved with the franchise for six months. He graduated from Vermont in 1997.

One of Ryen Russillo’s first recorded jobs was in his home state of Massachusetts. He worked for Boston’s WWZN, a radio station affiliated with Sporting News Radio, which became SB Nation Radio. While there, he co-hosted The Murderers. He was joined by four other co-hosts: Kevin Winter, Anthony Pepe, Mike Winn and John Anik were on the show from mid-2003 to 2005. Most of the work was done by Ryen, Pepe and Anik, Winter and Winn having left the series quite early.

Besides his time and work with WWZN, Russillo has also worked with WBCN, a Boston radio station. While there, he served as a pre-game and post-game commentator for the NFL’s New England Patriots. He would eventually quit radio, apparently after falling out with WEEI’s John Dennis.

The sportsman then moved to Connecticut where he was brought by ESPN Radio. Ryen filled a plethora of roles for the station in his time. He has hosted different programs including The Baseball Show and NBA Sunday. During the 2008 season, he also memorably served as host of ESPN Radio College GameDay.

His hosting responsibilities on ESPN allowed him to host other shows, including All Night With Jason Smith, GameNight, and The Doug Gottlieb Show. Ryen Russillo’s host credentials began to garner praise from different quarters and he was dubbed the “Best Radio Voice of 2007” by Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated.

Besides ESPN, the radio show host has also made time to lend his expertise to other networks like Comcast Sportsnet New England (CSNE). He also worked for the network as a studio analyst for their Boston Celtics television coverage.

In September 2015, former NFL player Danny Kanell joined him as co-host of his Ryen Russillo show. Kanell replaced former Ryen co-host Scott Van Pelt. Danny didn’t last long on the show, as he was let go by ESPN Radio in April 2017.

Russillo was the subject of unsavory news on August 23, 2017, when he was arrested by police in Wyoming. Apparently, the sports journalist had been arrested for criminal entry. Worse still, he had also been naked and drunk. This led to his suspension by ESPN.

Ryen seemed dissatisfied with his time at ESPNRadio and announced that he would be leaving the network to try his hand at new opportunities. His last show aired on December 22, 2017. He nonetheless continued to collaborate with ESPN, producing podcasts for them and appearing on some of their TV shows, such as Stand Up!. He re-signed with the network in August 2018.

Who is his wife?

Russillo is unmarried and has never been as far as anyone can tell. However, he was not exempt from the spinnings.

He was rumored to be dating fellow ESPN Champion Cari. This was backed up by the fact that the sports analyst had humorously tweeted that Ryen was her boyfriend. Neither Russillo nor Champion ever came to confirm the rumours. Russillo is rumored to be dating a woman named Sara Walsh. However, he came out via Tweeter to dispel the rumours. He made it clear that Sara was his closest friend and already had a hot husband. He even posted a picture on his Instagram of himself bottle-feeding Sara’s babies with her husband.

Salary and net worth

Ryen Russillo has built such a rich portfolio within various networks during his career for over 15 years. It should come as no surprise to hear that he’s sitting on a comfortable cash box.

We’ve researched many sources online, and the biggest consensus is that the sportswriter makes $100,000 in annual profit. The same consensus also places his net worth at around $2 million.

Other facts about Ryen Russillo

The Ryen Russillo Show was previously known as The Scott Van Pelt Show. This is because he was hosted by Scott Van Pelt, who was joined by Russillo to be replaced by him. During these co-hosting days, the show was renamed to SVP & Russillo.

The show was again renamed Russillo and Kanell after Danny Kanell joined as co-host.

From 2009 to 2012, Ryen Russillo also hosted ESPN ‘s The NBA Today podcast. It became the sports network’s second most downloaded podcast.

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